Joseph Potter

Joseph Potter is a British actor known for his role as Nicolas de Lenfent on AMC's gothic horror series Interview with the Vampire (2024–present). Potter began his career as a child actor and made his stage debut at age fourteen in the UK tour of the musical The Sound of Music (2011). He has performed in several theatre productions such as Oliver! (2011), Mercury Fur (2018), The Poltergeist (2020–...

Joseph Potter is a British actor known for his role as Nicolas de Lenfent on AMC's gothic horror series Interview with the Vampire (2024–present). Potter began his career as a child actor and made his stage debut at age fourteen in the UK tour of the musical The Sound of Music (2011). He has performed in several theatre productions such as Oliver! (2011), Mercury Fur (2018), The Poltergeist (2020–22)—for which he won the Offie Award for Best Solo Performance in 2023, Salt-Water Moon (2023), Leaves of Glass (2023), and Much Ado About Nothing (2026). He made his film debut as Roy in the romantic drama My Policeman (2022). Early life Potter was born in Bedfordshire, England and was raised in Clophill. He has two younger siblings. His brother Max is also an actor. Potter attended Emil Dale's School of Performing Arts in Hitchin as a child. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in 2019. Career In 2011, Potter made his stage debut at age fourteen in the UK tour of the musical The Sound of Music in the role of Friedrich. That same year, he played the Artful Dodger in Cameron Mackintosh's UK tour of the musical Oliver!, alongside his younger brother Max in the ensemble. After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Potter made his professional stage debut with the role of Marchbanks in George Bernard Shaw's play Candida at the Orange Tree Theatre in London in 2019. Michael Billington wrote in his review for The Guardian: "Potter, making an impressive stage debut, captures Marchbanks's frantic impulsiveness while suggesting that, like so many of Shaw's characters, he is doomed to a martyred solitude." In 2020, Potter starred in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's play The Poltergeist at Southwark Playhouse, which was later made available for streaming. He reprised the role at the Arcola Theatre in 2022 and his performance won the Offie Award for Best Solo Performance in 2023. In 2022, Potter made his film debut with the role of Roy in Michael Grandage's romantic drama My Policeman. In 2024, Potter joined the second season of AMC's gothic horror series Interview with the Vampire as Nicolas de Lenfent, a French violinist and Lestat's first love. In 2026, Potter reprised the role in the third season of the series, retitled The Vampire Lestat. Filmography Film Television Theatre References External links Joseph Potter at IMDb Joseph Potter at Metacritic Joseph Potter at TV Guide Joseph Potter on Instagram